Oregon vs Oregon State Spread Line and Predictions

The Civil War. At least, that is what it is called when Oregon and Oregon State get together on the football field. And, on Saturday night, the stakes will be at their penultimate peak. The Oregon Ducks, with a victory, will claim a spot in the BCS National Championship Game while the home side Beavers will have a chance to play ultimate spoiler. It should be a lively atmosphere, rowdy crowd and a prime betting opportunity.

It’s been a dream season for the Oregon Ducks. They’ve run a gauntlet of tough games and find themselves on the heels of a BCS National Championship Game berth. One problem? They have a game left against their arch-rivals. While the Ducks certainly have plenty of firepower—they have the nation’s # 1 ranked offense— their recent trips to Corvallis have been anything but memorable. Before their 2008 romp (65-38) in Corvallis, the Ducks had lost their last four meeting there. It’s been a house of horrors of late. But, this year’s Duck team might have simply too much firepower to be stopped. The biggest concern for the Beaver coaching staff certainly has to be the run defense. The Ducks are 3rd in the country in rush offense while the Beavers are 82nd against the rush and rank 86th nationally in total defense. If Oregon is to get to the national championship game, they’ll be running there.

It really hasn’t been the kind of season Oregon State fans thought it would be. From a pre-season top-25 ranking, the Beavers, behind a porous defense and equally bad offense (94th nationally in yardage) are 5-6 and any thoughts of a bowl game can cease as they are really up against it here against their notorious rivals. The Beavers have lose three of their last four and in the three losses have combined for 28 points. If there is any hope for this massive upset, then they will need to at least break 28 itself.

Oregon vs. Oregon St Prediction for Week 14:

Spread Prediction (Top Play) –It’s so difficult to go against Oregon in this play. They have so much going for them in terms of their offense vs. Oregon State’s miserable offense and defense that it’s just hard to see anyway around it. 16.5 points may be a lot when these teams get together but it’s hard to see anything but a BCS berth on top of a route. We’ll take the Ducks.

Game Total Prediction – We can assume that Oregon State can get something out of this game. They are at home, the crowd will be really into it and maybe a few big plays here and there can keep it interesting. But, Oregon is going to score a lot of points. We’ll go with the over here.